镜子治疗对患有单边手腕道综合征的患者疼痛,敏感性和功能的影响. 随机对照试验是随机对照试验
Elena Muñoz-Gómez1, Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez1, Marta Inglés1
1UBIC Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Disability and rehabilitation
|November 10, 2023
概括
镜子治疗 (MT) 和治疗性炼 (TE) 对未受影响的手改善了手腕道综合征 (CTS) 症状. 与TE相比,MT表现出更长时间的疼痛缓解和感官改善.
科学领域:
- 康复医学 康复医学 康复医学
- 神经学 神经学
- 整形外科 整形外科 整形外科
背景情况:
- 手腕道综合征 (CTS) 是一种常见的疾病,影响手腕中枢神经.
- 单边CTS影响日常活动和生活质量.
- 目前的治疗方法旨在缓解疼痛并恢复功能.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较镜像疗法 (MT) 与治疗性炼 (TE) 对未受影响手的疗效,治疗单侧手腕道综合征 (CTS).
- 评估MT和TE对CTS患者疼痛,感官感知和功能结果的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项随机对照试验,涉及39名单边CTS的成年人.
- 参与者被分配到一个为期六周的MT或TE计划,针对未受影响的手.
- 包括疼痛 (视觉模拟尺度),敏感性 (塞姆斯-温斯坦,2PD) 和功能 (DASH,BCTQ) 在内的结果在干预前,干预后和随访时都被测量.
主要成果:
- 干预后,MT和TE都显著减少了疼痛,但只有MT在随访时保持了这种效果.
- 在第一个和第四个手指的两点歧视中,MT显示出显著的改善.
- 这两种干预都导致了DASH和BCTQ得分的显著改善,并在随访时保持.
结论:
- 治疗性炼和对未受影响的手的镜子治疗可以改善患有单边手掌道综合征的人的受影响手部的症状.
- 与治疗性炼相比,镜子疗法提供了更长时间的疼痛缓解和感官改善.
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